Six to enter South Bend's Hall of Fame

Tickets on sale for Nov. 14 event at Century Center.

Tickets on sale for Nov. 14 event at Century Center.

November 01, 2006

A developer, two educators, a judge, an attorney and a former University of Notre Dame coach will be inducted into the South Bend Community Hall of Fame this fall. This is the 20th year for the ceremony. The new inductees will be: -Thomas Brademas Sr., developer and community activist. -Virginia Calvin, chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College. -Harold "Tuck" Langland, artist and professor emeritus. -Judge Robert Miller Jr., Northern District of Indiana judge. -Charles Roemer, attorney and founder of the Community Foundation. -Richard "Digger" Phelps, former Notre Dame basketball coach and community activist. The event will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Century Center. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased by calling (574) 283-8153 or 299-1448. The reservation deadline is Nov. 10. In addition to the six inductees, additional awards will be presented during the evening. Two historical inductees chosen by the committee are John Comly Birdsell and Virginia Tutt. Birdsell established the Birdsell Manufacturing Co. and produced the clover huller. In 1870, it was the largest factory in South Bend. The farm machine was used in every civilized country in the world that raised clover. Tutt was the city librarian when the first library was built in 1901. She died in 1927. The corporate recognition award is being given to the Christ Child Society. The Baldoni Public Service Award will be given to John Schalliol, executive director of the South Bend Regional Airport. Schalliol is a native of Mishawaka and has been with the airport since 1981. The Distinguished Achievement Award will be given to South Bend Fire Chief Luther Taylor. The Distinguished Service Award recipients are Tish and Mike Brey.